Binita Baral

Binita Baral
Binita Baral on her 29th birthday, Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Native name	Binita Baral (बिनिता बराल)
Born	(1985-11-25) November 25, 1985 Chitwan, Nepal
Nationality	Nepalese
Other names	Beenita Baral, Chapali Girl
Education	MBA
Alma mater	Tribhuwan University, Herzing University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006 – present
Notable work	Juino (Novel)
Height	5'2"
Weight	103 lb (47 kg)
Partner(s)	Tilak Poudel
Parent(s)	Bamdev Baral, Bhawana Baral

Binita Baral, (Nepali: बिनिता बराल; born: November 25, 1985) is a Nepalese actress, activist, and a writer. She made her movie debut on the blockbuster Chapali Height. Since then she has worked on three other Nepalese movies namely, Fullstop,^[1] Superhit,^[2] Umanga.^[3] Binita has performed in numerous dramas, music videos, and ads. Chapali Height broke all the domestic records of all time Nepalese movies and introduced new trend against mainstream movies. Binita started her acting career from theater acting. Her drama performance in "In the Red and Brown Water" as Mira, a women suffering domestic violence, attracted a lot of media attention and support from many national and international organizations working for women empowerment. She is one of the most commercially successful actor of Nepalese Film Industry.

In July 2016, she released her first book Juino (Novel) (Nepali: जुइनो) – a fictional love story between a local teacher and an agriculture activist. In an interview after its release, She said that she had started writing up her personal experience to motivate youths for the betterment of society and finally it turned out into a masterpiece in Nepali writings^[4]

Early life

Binita was born in Chitwan, Nepal in October 8, 1989. Her father, Bamdev Baral, was a worker in coke factory and her mother, Bhawana Baral, was housewife. Her primary interests were in dancing and acting. She completed her high school from a government school nearby her parent's home. She appeared in various dance competitions during her high school, and was famous in her hometown. After completion of her high school, she came to the capital city Kathmandu seeking more opportunities in the film industry. While doing her college degree majoring in Kaththak dance and culture, she simultaneously started working in the Actor's Studio.^[5] Following few appearances in television commercials, she started to appear in music videos and eventually in big screen at the age of 22.

Professional career

Films

• Chapali Height (2012): Chapali Height is a sex psychology based thriller movie released in 2012. Due to its content and dialect, it created a lot of sensation in Nepali movie industry even before its release. After its release, the movie was able to remain in theater for a long time leading to the blockbuster movie of the year.
• Full Stop (2012): Full Stop is the second thriller movie of Binita as major female antagonist. This movie earned so much fame for her acting potential but Fullstop was not as successful as her previous movie in box office.
• Superhit (2013): Superhit is a science fiction, mystery movie. It has collected plethora of critics as it tried to cover a lot of different areas from horror to fantasy to fiction. This movie has been liked by all age group from kids to teenagers to seniors.
• Umanga (2016): Umanga (Nepali: उमङग) is a story of migrant labors, who work in gulf countries to support their families back home. Umanga depicts hardships and socio-economic disparage among the workers. It has collected huge business earning in domestic and international shows.

Theatre Acting

• Telling a Tale: American director Deborah Merola directed drama "Telling a Tale" is a famous drama among theater audience, actors, journalists, and social activists. Binita Baral performed in a lead role as Mira, a housewife suffering domestic violence. This drama is based on real life story of 31 women who suffered and later fought against domestic violence. This kitchen drama attracted huge media attention and received a lot of appreciation from social activists and women empowerment organizations.

• In The Red and Brown Water:
• Keeping Up Appearances:
• The Great Circus:

Juino (2016)

Main Article: Juino (Novel)

Juino (Novel) {language: Nepali (नेपाली )}: Juino (जुइनो) is a love story between a teacher (Ashok) and an agriculture activist (Katha). The novel starts with a random acquaintance of Ashok with a beautiful yet elusive lady (Katha) in a foggy morning in Mid-January. Ashok is an English teacher in a school, where Katha wants to establish an agriculture lab. It depicts what it takes for a lady to establish and run a lab in remote area. The story revolves around how Ashok helped her out despite their differences yet the love they share.

Luriketi (2017)

Luriketi {language: Nepali (नेपाली)}: Luriketi (लुरीकेटि) is an upcoming stories collection written by Binita Baral. It is expected to release in late September 2017.

Awards

• Best Debut Actress: Chapali Height (2012)
• Best Actress: Chapali Height (2012)
• Best Actress NEFTA Award: Chapali Height (2012)
• Best Actress DCine Award: Fullstop (2013)

Personal life

Binita Baral is graduated from Herzing University. She strongly believe that agriculture can be a culture for the young generations . She reiterates in media that she does believe Nepal can make significant progress in global market through agricultural revolution including industrialization of organic food produces.

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